Course Catalogue

English for Engineering Studies B (UESTC) UESTCHN1011

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course aims to enhance the students' ability to communicate in the context of an English-medium Engineering undergraduate programme. Students will focus on academic discourses and genres relevant to their Engineering studies. They will develop their skills in analysing straight-forward spoken and written technical texts.

Timetable

Class Sessions in small groups on campus teaching

14 weeks of delivery

6 hours x 8 weeks (seminars)

4 hours x 6 weeks (seminars)

 2 hours of individual/group tutorials

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Written exam: listening, reading, writing 45%

Project output: written project 30%

Group discussion: 25%

Main Assessment In: December

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to develop students' English language, communication skills and academic literacy required for undergraduate study of engineering. Students will expand their capacity to engage critically with academic spoken English and texts of a technical nature. They will also learn language and discursive strategies to meet the demands of a variety of written and oral tasks typical of academic engineering contexts, including those requiring effective teamwork. By working on such tasks, students will develop the range of sub-technical and core lexis necessary for their immediate and future needs in the engineering field. 

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ apply a range of strategies to critically engage with academic spoken discourse of a technical nature

■ analyse, evaluate and synthesize engineering-related spoken and written texts

■ participate effectively in spoken interactions on technical subjects

■ incorporate technical and sub-technical vocabulary with accuracy and flexibility when producing spoken and written texts

■ write well-organised texts of a technical nature, following discipline-specific academic conventions

■ critically reflect on their learning and set independent learning goals.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions